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BY M. G. DAVIS: --, 'SS' .n -' - I:S ,.,: .( , AI..." PUBLISHER. VOL III CITY O AROt OF JEFFERSON, LA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5,1860. NO. 22. MISCELLANEOUS. THE SUNNY SOUTH: Or, The Southerner as HIIme, Embracing fiva years' Ex Northern Governegs in the land -f and the Cotton. A work Editc-- by _. Ingra ham of liss. Publish-:d by' G. Evans Philadelphia. " The object of :Lis work is t justice to the Southe'l " Plan at the same time, afford info an agreeable form to the N We copy at page 59, w ter says : * * * * I am already getting rec slavery, since I find that it doe reality, exhibit the revolting ho was taught in the North to disco it. There are many things to a and to interest one in the social an mestic condition of the slaves, and I almost ready to acknowledge that African is happier in bondage than fre At least one thing is certain; nearl all the free negroes I have ever seen the North were iniserable creatures, poor, ragged, and (ftell criminal. Here they are well clad, moral, nearly all reli gious, and the temptations that demor alize the free blacks in our Northern cities are unknown to, and cannot ap proach them. I have seen a good deal of the African race since I have been here, and I a persuaded that they are far more relic giously disposed than the lower middle class of whites. There are b four negroes on the colonel's planta-' tion, that are not "members" of the church, and who do not try to square their lives with the precepts of the Gospel, so far as they understand them. 'This is the case, I learn, on all the neighboring plantations, and I am in formed by the intelligent persons that it is more or less so throu bout the whole South. It would thus .niem, that God, in his providence, has permitted slavery to be the instrument of chris tianizing Africa, by .bringing Africa to Christian shores; and colonization by reaction on the shores of Africa, is completing the mysterious dispensation. In our ride of five miles we met but three persons. One of these was an old African with a head as white as wool, and a face, venerable and lined with age, and a snowy beard. His appear ance was striking, and reminded me of a black patriarch, especially as he wore a gray blanket over his shoulder like a mtatle. And let ime remark, that a blanket completes a negiroe's winter costume here ; somectilnes it is made into a coat, but more frequently, for the advantage of having it as a Covering at night, wore entire, like a shawl, or a Spanish poncho. The African was leading a tall Congo stripling,half-naked to the waist, who had a hanging coun tenance, as if he were an offender of solne sort. "That is old Juha with his grandson Toni, tied," said the colonel, as theiy drew near. "Tom has been playing. the runaway in the woods these three weeks. So, uncle Jiban," added the colonel in the kind, familiar tone is o which masters here, who are gentlemiln, address their ,lt1 slaves; " vs, y1've caught 'l'io 1" "Yes, mnasoe, iw ctch deo he'rr had boe ! uIe ,ihlr raij- h .self f' i.ting," go!od ,lf he gelt lait oh, runnin' 'w y dlis way! Old Jofla feel erry shane ohb him. Me gi, him i1rmlshon, n11(' git himi home. lie disgraie44 t, iht fodily! - ( ome '1,1ig. 1"" 1iiggerl, a'n' t vt * hlitln youself, run ot in d1 w,,ood lile I a dog tief ?" WVith this apl,,,al, the old man u ave the th, ig a jrk. and, touching his old hat in resplc''tf'll halnige to his master and to on-rse.lve: is "Y',lou g mishsissei," dragged hi- rgatntuillin grandsolr of eighteen yvars oi1 llthe way back to the plantatilon. "That ,,h.l 4 4/'..r,.'" ..ti.1 the (colonel. as we r,.h 1n. 4,"his 144 n in my family lvy my ,i' r;Illihtllltr 4f,,r1,e 11,- 1 vol4* - 4441Il IItI· CtlI f11 ' : II. 141 1 4l;ll l 1i illl' 1h , , " ftrt',, 11 .. , ii - ,, 1 ,,' r-,. I tilt 4 -tw11 1 ,1 1 , i 414 1 . i" t,! , i- J ,' ai (4h ,,.4 r th, -. -1 , t ,, - ,\ ,-. h.lf ,f whlml i1r1 hi- 4 -4 . 4ie l,. 1 I - i4114 lt I ' r"'g ,, i L. i- .\ fri n .4 / l iiun a <, whi 4t I ti'- Ii -l, ,k- wh 1 . I I --til1x-,, .k whtn 1,4 i- . ,1 . 4 , ,r 1,0- h, tr. C ll hi,1 ,...r4 thl i-h 1 r-tititn'. I1-, - 4,.. r, 1b.04.t Iii- , 'k 4 l4 l ! f a dzn ,h-- - - him;'ut he would as soon ing the old man as resis thority. We had not ri ore than a mile after'parting wi nd his captive, when we saw a. nding as taq as a sh fQreq The attitu g, and a nea 'it was a, his rifle. of Son articlesa H ncaife i ,~ wie orn any grove arrel to rst ,time to ob s, for we stop notes "talk" with arrior I was,"having eneral 1 Jackson' 1. ears a 'and two if the me uspende om his neokrw.eo es upon him, the colonel sai, y "hero." The Indian was fulL years of age,. but tiuie ':; whited a hair in:his loft stern, dignified as a moved or regarded us himi. " e "Good mornin , Ca the colonel; "a ne day You seem to be on the c as we!" The Indian chief smile at the courteous and bland d colonel, and answered iiti tone, that completely carn idea of a "manly voice." " Ya, white chief! '! Deer not much plenty ! God day hunt, but deer not much plenty ! White man leave no more deer for Indian rifle !" and he slowly shook his head, cast his eyes sadly to the earth and remained silent. " Wlhy do you and your people not remove west, chief ?" asked the col onel.. " You will find vast hunting grounds there-no white man will in trude uponyou--ou can there be happy and powerful!" " Indian never more be great, white chief !" responded the old warrior, with a heavy cloud darkening the noblh out line of his Washingtop like features. As he spoke, he turned and strode away with the air and bearing of Forrest as Metamora,'Pave that -the o)el is imita tion, and the other naturoe "Who is that noble looking chief ?" I inquired of the colonel, for his sullen prideand solitary condition had inspired me with a curiosity to,' know h his history. "That is the celebrated. Crook chief Nel.istora, was his reply as we resumed our ride, while the chief disappeared ini the de(pthli of the woodland. "'II was alln l.lIof .;aek son's in the Indiani wars. anld Wi - of great a Isisttiance to the eni ue. Th'Jie 'i r (ll(r chnllts of civilizatilin otpl,, hiim lllhutin grolulliils, which weri'' oece a h.h iircdl chiles in extent, throuligh this rd. gil', ha '- l.oie lled 1lltst of lis t rihe to reI Olli e 4to th west of tlme, .li-i- sip 1i. lit ' he a1d few of his flrinl ; refulic' to ,o. L f- L.ias swornl, I til tol(d, upon the'graa'es of his falthlrs, that lihe Mill never deisert thelli. I it re ail to4 lprtec't an11I1 lie upon them Anl ihe' will k 'ee p his word. S,,i tiiol hlie i-i seemi a hulaidreid iiles south of' this, but h' is lint ver long albsentii f-rom the 'untral seat of his tribe, whichi is Ia h';itiful vailley thi iles t, the east allll sollth pitali s th. tlhr .he hllol ,,f fi whliri n 'kt a.ll ltl'his olhi-'f Vire i e lrotholrs, vet hi' .i,-r ait at A inli'I'i'l: iIi h in '- ri i ,;ir I, . : li; h-ili o . l, nek-': s gru., al ilt , I~e r ita uralinritin iln' ;il l , l,l ,lf (' ii- ln- il!d N ewrv r. <:, ff l l ,,' l t ] . :". 'V l~i.! *i , il nll ad l ., the Orpheus and '' Ole Bull" of e-station. It has been his customi venings, after the day's work is over, to seat himself on a bench beneath a lm that grows in the centre of an lage or Quartier. Here, Sfiddle, would gather ation to dance. At vea regular lessons to ors in dancing to t the 'o, rakes their juvenile voices classic airs of Monditngo and ea; heredii~ tunes, that have brought from Africa, and which ow spTread over the land to such as "Julian Johnson, don't you "Old 1)an Tucker," "Long Time ," etc. e had just risen from the tea-table, last evening when old George made his appearance at the steps of the gallery, and, baring his bald head, lie bowed with a politeness of Lord Chesterfield would have envied, and made us his speech: "Young Missises and Massa colonel; old George take de liberty to 'vite you to come to de dance out door by the ol' elm, Massa hab giv' me new fiddle, and I take pleatore togiv' de vwhite folks a concert, and show de young ladies how my schol car cepted George's polite invita as the moon was tull we went :o e village. We were guided to the l the bright light shed from halt aLeeniple torches, help In the hands of a1-dy67 fricans animated statues, whom George, had conspicuously stationed to t upon the scene. . proached the spot, I was struck velty, for I have not yet been ugh here to become familiar with tantation customs. I have told you tthe negro village of the estate is pic rresquely disposed on the boarders of a tty mere, a few hundred yards from the e. We crossed the water, by a wick idge, and had most of the dwellings e slaves in full view, oscupying two ets and three sides of a square. The lights of pine-wood flung a red and wild glare upon their fronts, and upon the lake. and upon a group of more than a hundred Africans of both sexes,.who vOete assem bled about the tree. It revealed, also, hpre and there an old man or woman, helpless through age, seated in their hut-doors,- in order to enjoy as much of what was going onas they could. We already found the dignified George seated upon his bench, fiddle in hand. On his right, stood a short, fat negro. holding a baojovon his left was another slave, with eyes like the bottoms of China cups, holding two bellow sticks in his hands. Behind George was a toothless negress, having before her a section of a hollow tree, shaped like a drum, with a dried deer skin, drawn tightly over it; in her shining fist she grasped a sort of mallet. Chairs, assiduously provired were placed for us, and the buzzing of pleasure, occasioned by the nutrerqus company of Ham's pos terity, having subsided, at a majestic wave of George's fiddle bow, the concert began ! The first tune was a solo, and new to me, and so beautiful and simple that I made old George play it for me to day in the house, and I copied the innsic as he did so. lie says his father taught, it to him. Certainly the negroes have strikinii native airs, characterized by delightlul surprises and t(ouchiing s impllicity. Tlht chief ciculiarity is c!eerfulness. ;eorge havin2 lir.t played a sofstt.rai~n, the ittlrmn struck in at s,:coni ; then care. the hoillw -ticks, like c:stano ts, tbut five ti. , as larie., ho(!!ow, andtl inure nu-ical ;ai,, lastly, the ,,! n rgro s thnuil,el in , ine on her billow drumt. 'ite j'r t tiite, the sweet haruonvy, the novAv ,,i the .tranutge ,oiuls, the sintgular cimbinh ationi enchaintted rile. I nmii-t confess, that I never heard true riisic before ; biut lthen I sl,,,dlt actknowledge I ; have inot heard a''y operat; IiIrIu tin ain opr-hntu . - liit tdo nut t-mile if I say that I bl ite G(;orr'e and his three aitlers ia:d abettrs would be listened to witi pleul.' rable surprise, if they should t m:y : s I ;,card them play, by a Wulnut stret,. audience. Recal African neert singers are not how vver,-in fashion. WVaile men blacked are oly cot ,,it 1 ftuLt. Is .t it, odL tlhat a city audiekce wil listen to ijmt/a/ii n0' gf'e, :ad yet ,les.pise a -concorto cttlopis id of the -iniin iure-! Aft,.r (;rorg,' had played sovnrril piro ,ue of which w;i " Iucy Lgg.I i• I had isv'r hard it I ,oor,, att h,, rctiv-. ,ur ' po r o-., hit -:aid, alwayv ."uetkiitn with ii. die lhiy ot ai,,:,c . ple" ye i1l . a)e! , . , .. "stlves.. C iic, t;,,j , ni -ers'! Show d hir, Ijok 'h,,w y,,;l 1i ddef crni Jan'e). f rt uor'hy, , i , t"LF e ,,f littl, ,btrk i . imfr,, .st'ih ', ,. - t ,g t r. -, oze , ' ir-. Ii,i crttld I.,,i t,.la ,.d tttir. -i'::: - ft tIh JI,:,-,, fu f in fr,,t ,f u . ItlL f ,i t - t., n.,rt, ,I',rfui-t hii l th , - , I ,l t -o I skill was covered with but oneu species of garnmeut, and this was generally ai very sltcrt and very dirty, coarse " Now make the dirt fly !" shouted George, ers he struck up a brisk uir alone-banjo, hollow sticks, anid drum being silent. The younglings obeyed the command to the letter. They danced like mad ! The short skirt flalS1 flew up and down, the black legs were :.as thickly mixed up as those of a centil:ede walt:,ing; woolly heads, white eyes, glittering teeth, yells and wmhoops, yah-yahs, and wou-wous, all iunited, created a scene that lily shocked pen refuses t:; describe.' The little negroes did full credit to' old George's skill, and he evidelntly felt it.. lie sawed away (desperately till the sweat rained from his furrowed brow. He writhed, and rose, and hent over, and stood up, and did everything hut lie down, playing all the while without cessation, and in a sort of rapturlious ecstasy. Banujo caught the inspiration, and hollow sticks started after, while drum pounded away like young thuln der, yelling a cheaiet ill the wlhia, that had her grandmother sung it to Mungo Park, would Luvo driven buim from the shelter of her hut to the less horrible howls of the desert. The little Africans danced harder and harder. 'T'heir par ents caught the spirit of the momtcent, and this one, dashing his old cap down, sprang into the arena, and that one, uttering a whoop, fellowsed till full fifty were engaged at onc(e. I never enjoyed anything so much ! I could fancy myself witnessing some hieathiien incanu tation dance in the groves of Africa! The moonlight shining through thee trees, the red glare of the torches upol, them, their wild movements, their strango and not unmusical cries, Ias they kept timeo with their voices to their quick tramping feet, their dark forms, their contortions, aend perfect abandoI, constituted a tout ensemble that ,mlust be witnessed to be appreciated. Suddenly, in the height of their di version the plantation bell began to trike eight o'clock. When the first troke was heard from the turret of the overseecr's house, there was a burst of mingled surprise and regret. They shouted to each other to, deo their best; and between the first anld eighth stroke, take my word for it, Mr.- , morei' dancing was done, and haIrder, antd faster, and noisier, than was ever d(,(1c bIefoi,. ill so smcalhl a limitaticon of time. It se(ee(led they were all dietoirmined 1to heal) as much pleasure inllto this ftlelting space s it, cotuldl contain. With the last str-;ike, every mllhtI, w. woiL11 an11id youtgling uttered.l a 3yell, gtve a fittil leap into thfl air, and with the dlyiing vibhratlnlin of the bell's s'unmceI lv wes quiet. Geor'ge. even wais arresl.ted with his bow ill the air, cand icn ae afttitude of expiring delight, tas if " Dying of a tun-i' in Orjl'anir I.1in." "Good night, boys," said the coelonel. inll thee cordial frank way lhe hails when he speaks to his people; "yeu iclhav e enjoye'd yourselves, and so thave we. (etr-ge, your pupils, young andl oldl, ea(i you credit." "'l'ankee, Massa Colonel; I know'dl you'd I, heorry mnuch gratify. I hope a'i young aicliesCs e c.1klly c:huredl." " eVe. ro char(nedi, :( er.e.," I lnn ,(cow, iVwhle(n wi tIo k ,(11 r ,e (1".I t r111t ,. '11 1. sl v t- l rLI irt ciib tl i.:I, 1 ., II ,w(' 1 t1 ý :1i n (Il . 1I1( 1 to r ll(hes v1 r("1'(" 1' i` r i _'ýiI-11 :t l Iet , r wIr1 r( , 1 r,' :: l , (, , t- ill d' l J,. Afri'., , zt,.r. NMclcny of ou'r re lit i, r1-e.eeml,,cer thle -tIt.ly lpr,..e ntce, t 11f e li",eili, (I (I i meer impo,-ineg m1neirc ,f i ',I1tol.I \\wce. (. 'restn, o, Sttouth ('Ciarlilc. It we;t v iwh te h,.-,c 'tafities were in their pri me. and I're..tin representeid his State in the Senate of the Uneited States, that business eer pla.er'te etallehl h;Ie to fle West atnd to take. ptcscgi lt detwee tihIc tMississipie river. Ile tho ei. "'l'tI }I tctee" the C..t 'cct'ec. WI' -warc creeid with he -ti.rr , gr .eeelhnt ccccl ,'ce lIe, -, thl . bItt r ,,litly ,h.-i ,n:ctte, ',trc int leie.+ e ," hce I.reter "'g occllb , e' tr l. Ll'".' ,eetcilci fr ,,e -jtp a i,. Tlhe boat Wi- c.1 ch, ,ve of ,e,,rctre, anet our Meenetr c ,rite ing ,,c t ,. e tt-ck tand hleelitnt_ - ccll ccrcae ig, becX, e ,,was ,lc ervi, wice , rtc .:c t imefrest tol 1tleee Suren t l c. cy c,.n . . lhe. whcret, whe, ccil ihelivi eeal, Ic, x crict inc ice ci ratheir ,rniccto Pt !, , ,f tire--' , cclr,, eL,.,l hine, r., i, e,, ti l lnee- ,c, ct In t, ,1 : "-Cointuence what, sir '" 'asked 'Ii( astonished Senator. '"l'shaw ; none of that gammulon with tno ! The fact is, a few of us boys o01 board want a little fun, and we won't. pile it on too strong for you ; so comn, and open at otice." "Really, sir," replied Preston, "1 anu totally at a loss tt)'guess your ncauilug ; open what ?" "Open what! why, the bank, of course Maybe you think that our pile isn't large enough to make it an.object. Hiut we're not so poor as all that, any how." ''l'he Senator mleditated gloomily, but all was dark to hiu ; he was pltniged in a sea of doubt, and he never met any prohlem, not even a political one, so hard to solve. l'Perhaps,' broke in his pertinacious friend, again,after a considerable 1pause, 'Iperlhaps you will say directly that you are not ia sporting man,' 'I certainly am nothing of the kind, sir,' rejoined Preston, rather angrily, 'lnrt I can't imagine what put the idea into your head.' SNot a sporting man! Whew-w ! I never lh'ard of such impudence. Well, if youtLar not a sporting man, will you phlose to toll me why you carry the tools about with you?' and he pbinted to the mahiogany bor which he still carried. A light broke on Preston's mind. lThel miahngay box!' he cried. ' Ah, yes; ha! hh! ha! Very natural mlitake, inleed, my good sir, very natural, iu detld! mly good sir; very natural in died! Well, I will show you the cotl t,iits.' And laughinlg heartily, hoi o,lpr'id the box inl quesltion- which, was in fact., his dressing catse, and displayed the usual parade of brushes, combs, razors, soa), etc., which tstually till lhat. arLticle of traveling 'Itcomrt. ()ur friend looked] at the case, 1h1,i it Plreston aIgaini. l'hou h hehaved n. lo ng sigh, imoi then pondered. 'VWell,' he broke out at length, 'I did take you to he a sporting gentlelana-I did; but I see you are a tbarber, but it I'd known it, hamng me if I'd spokon to you !' And tis, sayirig, " lie vairno,ed.' I'iliCiy the feolings of our loioraihl Smnator, ats hr unsurted those varinous c(lihur ieters il tihe eyes of all anxious Il/arc You (oit Any Nails ?---A tail, gawkyv-l,, king cot.,ntrymttan, during thel lh ighl. ,t, I,,i , iiinss :lleason last fti l, walk ed into o,e f t,he largest wholesale dry goods houses in -----. , and entirely dis rcgareling the int itution of the numer sil srt.ulsnn ,u to ilspect their latest, plitt tl.rns, ht' St r1-4)h into 1the co.u ttintg-roomn, wh-ri the huads of the tstablishiieont wIere sitting ill soleiiii coic.l.*e. After taIkll i.g a cursory ghtn',u ofI the rooimi, and si vuvying attentively the faces of its eVln t iutits, he askted with an unctions 'Yinkiau twatlig: ''",,Ma, ye - got any nails ?" "Naii, sir ! natils !" repeatled thin iil't ulig ifiiil Iom oey of Ithe, lot, "no, sir ; whhat should we do with inils !" "Wall, I diiio - though itlly he you i might. Ilaiit got tn,, iilst, lch ?" •'No,, sir," replliedl l i)o1, ey itglait with ain iuphinsis, aiil poiirlig to thI doi r. The inlivie ii Vt ill in rcIh f IIthe nalls tolok his timnl , hItIft1 , t,,he e',nutiig In turn ht- askrdl v,.ry ('l, l. th,' suan,+ ,n ;ill !t nlal iils fi,,n ,, lie l, il:Ltl.,fl h1e st,, I. ,,f the , t:llil i ,lt i .t "\, I l." ,.,l iel ht.i, ingl ItIwa Irhs I the el, ", l,,:'t I..e ro ;l- 1 , r, noe ,w ." l'l, It n'u l ril,:, I ,l th . 'O: ,'V l. i.ll, r' i ig -hn ' sl uI 'ye' g I- that, il44' It lithi ) Iwlv t ' h""Ir i i' il ll i le'iilnl, ph'ttc e tthI SL,. T , I 1-, i th,, e ,,t, l ih, r,.,,u trv ,n l ',i f" ,l. ste ilg aartterli, 101 t el.s the t"i it ,l,,. , 41114 a l:,.i ., hin a ,r l, ly,. hvh t. Ihl' v.enlt, ,I the e,,. \ I'ý ,'' siiid the -ot',- tyaI' n, As5 co l, ;t., It (',1"w lttl., r, 'I wat t. a t : kllow if you'' e got ;oy Inil is i" "Y'tth.---but Iy u r.ei lly ntin't _t l ii , anniln." "Mlike," .id thx reow-.yt,,e-rr ,,n an s. i. rmuil t,,*re.<'ive